Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pulmonary embolism and DVT are likely a result of VA care or lack thereof, specifically related to his November 2009 cardiac catheterization. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and SMC based on aid and attendance/housebound status due to incomplete development, including verifying herbicide exposure during service. The claim for death pension benefits is dismissed as moot.

The Board has granted service connection for basal cell carcinoma, finding that the condition originated during active service and is related to documented in-service sunburn injuries.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left lower extremity shin splints, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during service and have continued since then.

The Veteran's jaw injury, pain, nerve damage, and numbness in chin are being remanded for further review due to concerns about informed consent and potential negligence.

The Veteran's means test eligibility category from copay exempt to copay required in the VA healthcare system for income year 2012 was determined to be proper, and the appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear employment history since the record is not clear on dates during the period of appeal when the Veteran was employed. The AOJ needs to contact the Veteran via email for this information, and if unsuccessful, should attempt additional efforts to verify his employment history.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and herbicide exposure in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right eye injury is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination. The Board found new and material evidence has been received, thus reopening the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's benign prostatic hyperplasia is not related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents, or caused by a service-connected disability. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to radiation during service, which could affect his claim for cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to comply with prior remand directives, specifically obtaining VA treatment records from 2009 to 2019 and March 2022 to present.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right elbow disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of fracture of right ring finger.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear documentation regarding medical expenses paid by the appellant for her late husband's last sickness and burial. The appellant must provide receipts or cancelled checks related to these expenses.

The Veteran's left and right inguinal hernias have been repaired, but the scars from these surgeries are painful. The Veteran also has varicose veins in both legs, with more pronounced symptoms on the left leg.,The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and TDIU is inextricably intertwined with this issue.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of his nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied because it was not filed within the required 180-day period after notification of the overpayment.

The Veteran's bilateral shin splints are related to his in-service complaints of shin splints, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board finds that the overpayment was improperly created due to the RO's unreasonable delay in removing Camille from the Veteran's VA account after their divorce. The decision grants challenges to the propriety of the creation of this overpayment.

The Veteran did not have qualifying service during a recognized period of war, so the appellant's claim for NSC pension benefits is denied.